Mansfield Up The PM
According to rumor, tomorrow (6/15) is the "Up The PM". Who what when where how? Clueless, man. All I know is that Beelzebub will rise in the form of a great wind, and death shall strike spears of wrath and the sky shall weep rivers of blood in impotent rage and sorrow.
Mutha's Trip Report:
PM: 65-70lb pack
MZ: 40-50lb pack
TM: 2-8lb pack
Route: Hell Brook up, Ski trails down. We hit the Adams Apple and Chin and saw no canadians - only a fit girls in running shorts.
How the PM lugged that pack up Hell Brook was Sieg Heilbeyond me. At 45-ish lbs my pack was like kindergarten play-time. I had no sore muscles, no aching feet, and my shoulders felt like new. Add 20 lbs, let alone 30 lbs, and death begins to look like a welcome option. If you don't know the Hell Brook trail, basically this sums it up: "steep". Think Falling Waters, but steeper. It's not that different from climbing the headwall of Tuckerman Ravine... for 2000 ft.
Treadmill ran the ski trails down and Riley did pull-ups on the way up Hell Brook. No kidding. That dog did pull ups. Crazy.
The Puppet Master's Trip Report
Great day out. Perfect weather, perfect trail, and perfect company. Hell Brook should actually be called Heaven Brook.
Riley is a king. T-Mill is a queen. And Mutha is the Mutha. Everyone had a power performance today!
9am flight out to Memphis tomorrow. I'll be getting my rib on whilst T-Mail is doing hill repeats with a 100lb pack... I mean 25lb pack (I saw the e-mail!)
I just dumped all my sh*t on the floor of the basement and plan to repack it a day before we head to WY!
Tomorrow I will be in the Blue Hills with a "heavy pack" I will to do 2 hours of power hiking...
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Tmail
HELP! The PM is trying to kill us! Somebody! Hello! Please, we're hiding under this HUGE backpack. Somebody get a winch and help us out of here! Hello? Bueller?
ReplyDeletealright, alright tmail...i had planned on a large eggs benedict breakfast, followed by reading the paper, doing a crossword puzzle, cleaning my navel and 2 hours of power thinking.
ReplyDeletewhat's the alternative? hump-and-grind across mansfield. it's deja vu all over again.
Great day out. Perfect weather, perfect trail, and perfect company. Hell Brook should actually be called Heaven Brook.
ReplyDeleteRiley is a king. T-Mill is a queen. And Mutha is the Mutha. Everyone had a power performance today!
9am flight out to Memphis tomorrow. I'll be getting my rib on whilst T-Mail is doing hill repeats with a 100lb pack... I mean 25lb pack (I saw the e-mail!)
I just dumped all my sh*t on the floor of the basement and plan to repack it a day before we head to WY!
Great Pics looks like a sweet day out...Next Stop Bad Boy 6.21.2008
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